Lesson 15 of 84 · Matter and Atoms
Lesson⭐ 30 XP🧪 Potion KitchenDissolving: Making Solutions
Matter and Atoms.
🎯 Your mission
Understand the idea. Then look for it everywhere.
⚡ The twist
Mixing two safe things doesn't always make a safe thing.
Mind = Blown
🌈 Every color you see is your brain inventing a translation of light frequencies.
Make a hypothesis first
Predict: will the mixture get hotter, colder, or stay the same?
What You'll Learn
Endothermic reactions absorb heat from surroundings, making things feel cold. Exothermic reactions release heat, like combustion. Both types of reactions are essential in nature.
Key Words
- pH
- acid
Steps
Study the diagram and label the parts you recognize.
Build a model of an atom using craft supplies. Show protons, neutrons, and electrons in the correct arrangement. Label each particle.
Observe what happens and describe it in detail.
Record your observations in your science journal with measurements and descriptions.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What is a solvent?
Where you see this in real life
Your toothpaste, your soap, even your breakfast involves this.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Ask a grown-up to help you mix two safe kitchen things. Predict what will happen first.
For the dinner table
“What's something we cook that mixes things together this way?”
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